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Finally! A bluetooth headset that works with both phones!

After what seems like ages, I finally have a headset that works with both my cordless and my cell phone! I've got an AT&T EP5632 and a Motorola Krzr K1 (T-mobile), and all I want to do is have a single headset that I can use with both phones simultaneously. I have that now with the BlueAnt Z9i.

The EP5632 has been hit-and-miss concerning with what it will connect/pair. Unfortunately, the only compatibility list is on AT&T's site, and it's severely lacking. To add to the mess, I can't find enough documentation to figure out specifically what it's not compatible with. The best info I've found simply says it can handle Bluetooth 2.0 with both headset and hands-free profiles; In practice, that's not enough info.

Here's what I've gone through:
  1. Plantronics Voyager 510 - YES. Multipoint. Works with both, but not simultaneous (if on one call, cannot switch to other phone to answer). It was was starting to fail on me about the time of the purchase of the AT&T, so I don't recall much of my experience with it.
  2. Plantronics Voyager 520 - NO. Multipoint also, but will not connect with the EP5632. I like the ear-loop and ear-bud/gel.
  3. Plantronics Discovery 655 - YES/NO. Not Multipoint, but will connect to either phone just fine. (It was a gift, and wasn't known that multipoint was critical to me) Beyond that, the ear-gels' connecton is flimsy/cheap, and the ear-loop is held in place by the ear-gel (Everything almost always comes apart when in my pocket.). It never fits well in my ear, so I don't like to use it. Points for the raised volume buttons, though.
  4. BlueAnt Z9i - YES. Multipoint and it can switch between active calls on each phone. So far, the ear-loop and ear-bud make it feel secure. Unfortunately, there's only 3 buttons on the thing, so there's an overwhelming amount of unintuitive, difficult button combinations to activate the various features.
That reminds me: Is there some secret/unwritten rule somewhere that says a bluetooth headset cannot have more than 3 buttons, but the best is 1? I would have loved to try the Motorola H780 if only because it has a dedicated power switch. More buttons means less unintuitive sequences to remember when operating the headset.
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